By Michael Sudhalter msudhalter@fortbendstar.com The Ridge Point High football team had its best season in the school’s four-year varsity history. The Sienna Plantation-based school entered last Saturday’s Class 5A, Division I regional semifinal game against Temple High with a perfect 12-0 record. “12-1 is nothing to hang your head about,” RP head football coach Brett […]

By Michael Sudhalter msudhalter@fortbendstar.com Travis High senior forward Juwan Williams’ leadership is one of the reasons why the Tigers are favored to win the Class 6A-District 23 Championship. Williams, 17, is a third-year starter for the Tigers (0-1), who opened the season with a 76-66 loss at Cypress Lakes on Nov. 18. Williams is the […]

By Michael Sudhalter msudhalter@fortbendstar.com The Dulles High girls basketball team is balanced between five experienced seniors and a strong group of underclassmen – two juniors, two sophomores and a freshman. “I think as we get going, the players will learn what we’re doing and we’ll be able to compete for a playoff spot,” said Vikings […]

By Michael Sudhalter msudhalter@fortbendstar.com After graduating from Elkins High in 2009, Nick Harwell’s football career took the scenic route. But the 6-foot-1, 193-pound Missouri City native has found a home in a major football conference as the top receiver for the University of Kansas. Harwell, a senior who will graduate in December, has caught 41 […]

By Michael Sudhalter msudhalter@fortbendstar.com Kempner High graduate George Iloka made a decision just before his senior season that propelled him to an NFL career. Iloka, 24, had been a wide receiver for the Cougars during his first three years. Then-head coach James Brown and teammate Chris Banjo, now a safety with the Green Bay Packers, […]

ROSENBERG – Stafford High head football coach Ron Counter figured the Spartans had a good chance to reach the second round for the second straight year. But he couldn’t have predicted Friday’s 33-3 first round victory over Sealy High (5-6) in the UIL Class 4A, Division I playoffs. Brian Imarenezor rushed for three touchdowns, and […]

(1) Will Ridge Point make a run? The Ridge Point High football team made history with a perfect 10-0 regular season. Only one of those victories (30-21 over 5A-23 runner-up Elkins) was decided by single digits. The Panthers have three Division I commits in Jordan Tolbert (Baylor), Jameel Cook (Maryland) and Cameron Townsend (Maryland) and […]

By Michael Sudhalter msudhalter@fortbendstar.com Fort Bend Christian junior Kat Mantel is looking forward to competing in the TAPPS Class 4A Volleyball semifinals on Friday in Corsicana. Mantel, a 17-year-old middle blocker who’s been on the varsity team since her freshman year, helped lead FBCA to playoff victories over Austin Regents and San Antonio Holy Cross, […]

By Michael Sudhalter msudhalter@fortbendstar.com Austin High running backs have carried the ball, north-to-south in recent seasons, but when it comes to picking colleges they head west. Bulldogs senior Bryson Oglesby has verbally committed to Fresno State in Fresno, Calif. – one year after Vic Enwere chose the University of California-Berkeley. “He’s someone I look up […]

By Michael Sudhalter msudhalter@fortbendstar.com The upcoming weekend will feature the final regular season games of the 2014 football season. Coaches often remind their players not to overlook any games, but nobody’s said anything about fans doing the same. Entering last weekend, only three teams – Hightower, Ridge Point and Elkins– had clinched playoff spots. Over […]